Track liner



A ril 21, 1925 F. R. SINNING TRACK LINER Filed Nov. 19 1924 2Sheets-Sheet 1 April 211, 1925. wm?

F. R. SINNING TRACK LINER Filed Nov. 19, 1924 2 Sheets-Shem 2 I v A!Patented Apr. 21, 1925.

FRANK R. SINNI'NG, OF RAMSEY, ILLINOIS.

TRACK LINER.

Application filed November 19, 1924. l Serial No. 750,769.

To all whom it may concern:

' a track liner by means of which a great amount of power can be exertedthereby reducing the number of men necessary to line up a track afterthe same has been laid.

A further object is to construct a track liner in which aliftingmovement of the operating lever is employed to operate the devicethereby permitting a greater amount of power per man to be applied tothe ,device than is possible where a downward pull-is used.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of my device with a rail in section in positionand ready to be shifted;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same showing the position ofthedevice'between the ties and a portion of the rail broken away;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of my device;

Fig. 4.- is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 4.-4 ofFig. 2; v

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the socket lever employed; and

F ig. 6 is a vertical cross section of the rail lever taken on the line66 ofFi 1.

In :the construction of my device employ a base 7 which is providedadjacent its forward edge with spaced apart upstanding lugs or cars 8.These ears are perfora ed so as to permit a bolt or pin 9 to passtherethrough. Located between the ears-'8 is the end 10 of the raillever, which lever is substantially L shaped. The end 10 is providedwith an opening through which the pin 9 passes, the opposite end of thelever is also provided with an opening through which the pin 11 passes.The upper surface of the rail lever adjacent the end '10 is flanged asat 12, so as to provide a relatively wide surface 'whichcontacts withthe base flange of a track rail.

Intermediate the ends of the base 7 are upstanding ears 13 through whicha pin 14. extends, the pin 1 1 also passes through the end 15 of thesocket lever, which end is located between the ears. The socket lever ispreferably rectangular in cross section and is provided with a bottom16, and sides 17, these sides are provided with slots 18 through whichthe pin 11 extends. The pin 11 fits through the rail lever loosely sothat it will have a rolling movement when the socket lever is operatedand thus relieve friction. The free end of the socket lever is providedwith a strengthening flange 19, and adjacent this flange is provided atop 20 which is located between the walls 17 so as to form a socket intowhich a crow bar or on the pin and between each cotter key and theadjacent wall '17 of the socket lever is a washer or disk 24. Thiswasher or disk is for the purpose of preventing the pin from shifting sofar as to erniit one of the cotter keysto enter one o the slots 18, inwhich event the roller effect of the pin 11 'would be destroyed.

Adjacent the forward end of the base 7 and projecting from itsundersurface is a tooth or cle'at 25, this cleat extends preferablyentirely across the face of the base and in a lateral direction.Parallel to the cleat 25 and some distance to the rear, are spaced apartcleats 26 and to the rear of these cleats is a second set of cleats 27.I The cleats 27 are preferably slightly longer than the it to clear theground and permit it to slide readily thus a great-deal of verticalmovementjof the rail during the lining process,

is eliminated and therefore the lining of the track is greatlyfacilitated, because the amount of movement given the rail can be judgedto a greater nicety.

By constructing my device so thata liftin or an upward movement is used,I gain quite a lot of power because in this instance, the operators canmake use of their muscular strength whereas in a downward pull ormovement the amount of power exerted; by each individual is limited byhis weight,

that being the greatest amount of power he can possibly exert. It istherefore possible to reduce the number of men on each device and due tothe multiplication of lever age this number can be still further reducedbecause fewer devices are necessary.

however, is increased through the lever socket which has its fulcrum atthe pin 14, the point where the power is exerted being at the pin' 11,which is a relatively short distance from the fulcrum. While the lever21, which is preferably a crow bar, is many times the distance betweenthe pins 11 and 14 so that there is an enormous gain of power betweenthe point where the power is applied and the point where the appliedower does it work. Of course, the multiplication of power depends on thelength of the lever 21.

In using my device, of the lifting action is the commencementfrom apoint near the ground so that the operatorscan utilize back, shoulders,and

the muscles in the legs,

arms, thus not only giving the operator greater power but alsopermitting the amount 0 power and consequently the shifting of the trackfor lining purposes, to be regulated to a much greater nicety than wherethe power is applied by a downward pull.

In addition to my device being useful for lining tracks it is alsopossible to use the device for moving other heavy weights, such as safesand'the like, into position. In this instance, however, the cleats wouldbe omitted from the bottom of the device and be replaced by rubber orsome similar antislipping surface which would not mar the floors. Thisis at present done by means of crow bars and very often the ends of thecrow bars make large dents in the floor.

It will be noted from Figs. 1 and 4 that the face of the rail lever,with which the rail contacts, is always inclined downward toward thefulcrum and by operatingthe socket lever the inclination of'this face isvaried. It will therefore be seen that my device operates exactly in thesame manner as a crow bar, namely having a smooth surface upon which therail can slide, and this smooth surface being inclination varied so asslide thereon.

'Havin fully described my invention, what I c aim is 1. A track linercomprising a base, a substantially l. shaped rail lever pivoted atoneend to said base and extending upward at an angle thereto, a socketlever pivoted to the base' to the rear of the rail lever, and a slidingpivotal connection between the free end of the rail. lever and thesocket lever whereby the angle of inclination of the rail lever to thebase may be varied.

2. A track liner comprising a base, a rail lever pivotally carriedthereby, a slotted socket lever pivotally carried by' said base, and asliding pivotal connection between said levers whereby the same aresimultaneously raised or lowered when the socket lever is operated.

3. A track liner com rising a base and a substantially L shape raillever pivoted at one end of face of said base and extending upward andrearward at an angle thereto, a slotted socket lever pivotally carriedby the base, a sliding pivotal connection between said levers forraising and lowering the free end of said rail'lever for varying itsangle of inclination to said base and means carried by the opposite face0 said base for holding the same against slipping when in use.

4C. A track liner comprising a base, a rail engaging lever pivotallysecured at its forward end to said base, a socket lever having itsforward end pivotally secured to said base and to the rear of the railengaging, lever; the points of pivotal connection engaging lever andsaid to cause the rail to between said rail .socket lever and the basebeing immovable,

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

FRANK R. SINNING.

capable of having its

